Tabriz Cultural Center (1430s)

Name: Tabriz Cultural Center (1430s)
Start: 1431
End: 1440

Type Event Region 全世界 Time 1431–1440

In the late 1430s, Jahan Shah of the Black Sheep dynasty made Tabriz his capital, turning it into a major political and cultural metropolis of West A…

Timeline

1437–1439Tabriz · AzerbaijanAfter establishing his capital at Tabriz, Jahan Shah undertook major construction, expanding palaces, mosques, and bazaars, attracting merchants and artisans from many regions to settle there.
1438–1440Tabriz · AzerbaijanThe court established miniature painting workshops producing illustrated manuscripts and brocade; poets and historians gathered, and Persian became the main language of administration and cultural writing.

Sources

The Art and Architecture of Islam 1250-1800 — Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom (1994)